Pilot Debrief

PIPER J3 near Mooresburg, TN — 2024-08-16

Final reportERA24LA346
Sign in to save
Date
2024-08-16
Location
Mooresburg, TN, USA
Aircraft
PIPER J3
Registration
N21811
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1

Probable cause

The pilot’s intentional flight into a building as an act of suicide.

NTSB narrative

The pilot departed from a private airstrip and overflew his property. The airplane subsequently impacted a barn adjacent to the airstrip. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the fuselage was mostly consumed by the postimpact fire that ensued. The pilot was fatally injured. An autopsy of the pilot was performed by the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center, Johnson City, Tennessee. The autopsy report listed the cause of death as blunt force injuries and the manner of death as suicide.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • Photos
  • 3 docket documents
View NTSB final reportView NTSB docket

Docket documents3

Related mishaps